Wondering where the numbers for "font-weight" come from? Fun fact: early printing presses actually used letterpresses that were the size of small boulders, made out of solid iron — the "weight" refers to the literal weight of the iron letterpress in lbs!
This is completely true and anyone who "um actually"'s me in the replies is just doing so for clout!
“but wouldn’t different letters weigh different amounts? Like I vs W? And what about punctuation” — you’re stupid! You are like a little child! Leave the fun font facts to me! Some of you are so exhaustingly cynical! god
This also explains why font-weights are set to lower values in Europe (lbs to kg conversion)!